#5142AE#5142AE

#5142AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.165 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5142AE
RGB	rgb(81, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(248, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(248, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.40, 35.92, -55.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.40, 66.39, 302.75°)
OKLab	oklab(45.82% 0.0402 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(45.82% 0.165 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9792, 8.7010, 41.0317)
Luminance	0.0870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.12

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5142AE #9FAE42

analogous

#4269AE #5142AE #8742AE

triadic

#5142AE #AE5142 #42AE51

tetradic

#5142AE #AE4269 #9FAE42 #42AE87

square

#5142AE #AE4269 #9FAE42 #42AE87

split-complementary

#5142AE #AE8742 #69AE42

monochromatic

#282055 #3C3182 #5142AE #7568C6 #9D94D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#5142AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5142AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5142AE

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5142AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5142AE	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5142ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.165 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a77c7',
    500: '#5142ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5142ae;
$custom-light: #8a77c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5142ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.333,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45815,
    "c": 0.16511,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5142AE

secondary

#BAC28A

accent

#D553C3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5142AE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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